I'm finding it a waste of time to talk to Republicans about health care reform.

[zanne]

I've been volunteering my time for two years to work toward effective, affordable healthcare for everyone. I couldnt' even begun to count the hours I've put in talking on the phone to Democrats, Republicans, Independents and Libertarians.

Today, I was at the polls passing out pamphlets about Obama's health care reform proposals. Now, I've kept my temper in check for two years and I've bit my tongue so many times I'm surprised it's still there, but today I hit my limit. Republicans were walking up to me to start fights. I wasn't bothering anybody. (And, by the way, I'm disabled and use a walker). I was called everything in the book today. I only had ten minutes to go when a yahoo came over to me and started talking very loud about why I was wrong about everything. My head exploded and I told him exactly what I thought of him and his party's bullying tactics when it comes to healthcare reform. Finally, I told him that I didn't invite him to come over to speak to me and that the conversation was over.

I really believe that trying to have a civil conversation about healthcare reform with Republicans is a waste of time. I've never felt this way before about any other subject, but I know what they're going to say even before they say it. I think we could learn something from them, though, and start raising some hell. It's worked beautifully for them.